Nehemiah 4:19
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
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Gill's Exposition
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people,.... See Gill on Neh 4:14,
the work is great and large; the building of the wall all around the city of Jerusalem:
and…
When the builders had so far reason to think the design of the enemies broken as to return to their work, yet they were not so secure as to lay down their arms, knowing how restless and unwearied they…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
nobles … rulers&c. as in Neh 4:4, and Neh 2:16, where see note.
large literally -wide," referring to the extensive character of the building operations, which caused the defenders to be so scattered.